"The Robie house, as Wright's best expression of the Prairie masonry structure, is a national landmark....Sheathed in Roman brick and overhung so perfectly that a midsummer noon sun barely strikes the foot of the long, glass-walled southern exposure of the raised above-ground-level living quarters, it demonstrates Wright's total control and appreciation of microclimatic effects. This is coupled with a high degree of integration of the mechanical and electrical systems designed by Wright into the visual expression of the interior. Living and dining space are in-line, with only the fireplace-chimney block providing separation...Sleeping quarters are yet a floor above, play and billiard rooms below; there is no 'basement.' Construction was begun in 1908 and completed the following year. The garage and surrounding wall were later altered from the original design."

"Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods and men, to put man into possession of his own earth.

Machinery, materials and menyesthese are the stuffs by means of which the so-called American architect will get his architecture....Only by the strength of his spirit's grasp upon all threemachinery, materials and menwill the architect be able so to build that his work may be worthy the great name architecture.

Bring out the nature of the materials, let their nature intimately into your scheme....Reveal the nature of the wood, plaster, brick or stone in your designs; they are all by nature friendly and beautiful."

Donald Corner and Jenny Young, University of Oregon. Slide from photographers' collection. PCD.2350.1012.1143.79. interior photo of angled end bay of living space. interior living space with hearth, wall of french doors. eye level overview from sidewalk near street corner.